Ramah, NM

Ramah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico. The 2020 census counted 461 residents. One such building has been restored and preserved as a museum to display the heritage of the valley's past. Ramah Lake was built by these same pioneers in order to farm the surrounding area, which receives moderate rainfall on a yearly basis. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Ramah, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Ramah, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Ramah is in southwestern McKinley County and is bordered to the east by Cibola County. New Mexico State Road 53 passes through Ramah, leading 11 miles to El Morro National Monument and west 22 miles to Zuni Pueblo.